23 Cavendish Close London NW8 9JB

18/07513/TCAApplic. for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 13 September 2018

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

2 x Sweet gum (rear): reduce lateral branches only by up to 1m to create clearance between the trees over the garden area.1 x birch (rear): cut back fine branches by up to 0.5m to give clearance from property as required.

Received: 31 August 2018
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Regent's Park
Agent: Tom Boswell Tree Services

ReceivedReceived31 Aug
ValidatedValidated31 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date26 Oct
DecidedDecided13 Sep

Decided in 13 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 23 Cavendish Close London NW8 9JB. Westminster has handled 987 applications of this type. This one was decided in 13 days, 5 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St John's Wood conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Regent's Park. We hold 2,757 applications in total for the NW8 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: NW8 9JB
Application type: Applic. for works to trees in CA
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 31 August 2018
Target decision date: 26 October 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent: Tom Boswell Tree Services
Agent address: 57 Sandringham Avenue Wimbledon Chase SW208JY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: St John's Wood
Listed building: Grade II: 23, Cavendish Close Nw8On this site · +6 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Tree Preservation Order: Ref STM18Protected tree on or next to this site · +7 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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